| Until a seed imbibes water and begins to grow, weeders and cultivators have little effect. |
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| A permeable seed imbibes water readily when available, while an impermeable one does not take up water for days or longer. |
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| As the grain imbibes water, its volume increases by about 25 percent, and its moisture content reaches about 45 percent. |
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| A warm lyricism imbibes this score enriched by instrumental solos of unquestionable attraction. |
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| The wish for any Aristotelian-based 'theory of everything' imbibes 'the' error. |
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| One nervous guest imbibes a powerful hallucinogen that he thinks is a tranquilizer, goes deliriously bonkers and ends up naked on the roof. |
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| There are other small solaces, not least in the quality of Claude's cellar, which he imbibes passively. |
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| We love the chicken on a pallet of herby, slightly sweet cornbread dressing, which imbibes all the seeping juices. |
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| And the very nature of Mitty's dreams seems to suggest that the pop culture that he imbibes is a worthy thing to the extent that it inspires and encourages both fantasy and action. |
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| On this instance, though, he returned to his central message, invoking the belief, which virtually every American imbibes from childhood, that this is a great country. |
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| The reed imbibes the perfume in which it is placed and diffuses it through capillary action from the base to the top of the stem, allowing the scent to fill the surrounding air. |
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